Where does “lairless” come from?
lairless (English) comes from English lair, from English lairy, from English leery, from English leer, from Middle English lere, from Old English lār, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic laizō — to trace; to track.
lairless (English): Without a lair
Definitions
- Without a lair
Ancestry of “lairless”, step by step
lairless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lair
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lair | A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave... |
| 2 | English | lairy | Touchy, aggressive or confrontational, usually... |
| 3 | English | leery | Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous... |
| 4 | English | leer | To look sideways or obliquely; now especially... |
| 5 | Middle English | lere | empty; Alternative form of lore |
| 6 | Old English | lār | teaching; doctrine; lore, learning, science, art... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | laiʀu | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | laizō | teaching; lore; doctrine |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | laizijaną | to teach |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | loyséyeti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leys | to trace; to track |